Spotlight on World Architecture Festival 2024 Shortlist Announced

The 2024 shortlist of the World Architecture Festival has just been announced ahead of this year’s in-person event at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from November 6th to 8th.
A panel of 175 international judges comprising Peter Cook, Nigel Coates, and Mario Cucinella reduced 800 entries to a shortlist of over 480 projects from more than 350 practices across 71 countries. This is the most extended, diverse list of entrants—33 categories, including residential and transport to retrofit—to date. More than 30 more awards are due later this month in the WAFX category, increasing the suspense for the shortlisted finalists.

Completed Buildings:

1. Abrahamic Family House | Adjaye Associates

Architects: Adjaye Associates
Country: United Kingdom
Area: 6500 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs: Dror Baldinger, Arwa Alhati

2. 27 Eccleston Place | Buckley Gray Yeoman

Architects: Buckley Gray Yeoman
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2023
Photographs: Dirk Lindner

3. National Portrait Gallery | Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell

Architects: Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2023
Photographs: OlivierHess.com

4. Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd. | MemutAR 竹旋幻居

Architects: MemutAR 竹旋幻居
Country: Hong Kong
Year: 2023

5. Almana Hospital | Almana Group

Architects: Almana Group
Country: Saudi Arabia
Year: 2023
Photographs: Alwaleed Alfuzaia

6. Holt Watters Field Camp | Colorado Building Workshop

Architects: Colorado Building Workshop
Country: United States
Year: 2023
Photographs: Rick Sommerfeld, Rob Cleary
© Rick Sommerfeld, Rob Cleary
© Rick Sommerfeld, Rob Cleary